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S AV E T H E DAT E
BY JOHN COFFREN HOWARD MAGAZINE
Theater
‘Grease’
ONGOING Sing along to all your
favorite tunes at“Grease”at Toby’s Dinner Theatre. The musical
was turned into a 1978 film that
starred John Travolta and Olivia
Newton-John. It’s known for
such songs as“Summer Nights,”
“You’re the One That I Want,” and
“Hopelessly Devoted To You.”
Performances started on March
24 and run through June 11.
Showtimes are 8 p.m. Tuesday
through Saturday; 12:30 p.m.
Wednesday and Sunday; and 7
p.m. Sunday. Ticket prices start at
$74 for adults, $62.90 for seniors
and $57 for children. 5900 Symphony Woods Road, Columbia.
tobysdinnertheatre.com
Family
SpringFest 2023
APRIL 15 Come out to hear live
music, enjoy food and drink, see
craft artisans and have family
friendly fun along Main Street
in Old Ellicott City. Find the
Main Stage in Lot D behind the
Welcome Center with headliner
Foreplay. Up the hill the Wine
Bin Stage rocks with headliner
Mallow Hill. Get your creative
juices flowing at the Artists’
Village at B&O Plaza. Let the kids
get creative at free craft locations
at the Log Cabin. Noon to 8 p.m.
Free parking and free shuttle
service from outer parking lots.
Ellicott City Historic District, 8358
Frederick Road, Ellicott City. visitoldellicottcity.com/springfest
Music
Maryland Winds
APRIL 22 Enjoy a tribute concert
to John Philip Sousa performed
by the Maryland Winds at
Merriweather Park at Symphony
Woods. The free concert runs
from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. 443-8323223. 10431 Little Patuxent
Pkwy, Columbia. eventbrite.com
Music
Jerusalem Quartet
APRIL 23 Listen to moving
music created under the most
extreme circumstances at
Candlelight Concert Society’s
Jerusalem Quartet at the Horowitz Center Smith Theatre. The
Jerusalem Quartet will perform
works written under oppressive
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regimes by composers Sergei
Prokofiev, Béla Bartók and Dmitri
Shostakovich. The concert runs
4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tickets cost $45
for adults and $10 for students.
10901 Little Patuxent Pkwy, Columbia. candlelightconcerts.org
Film
Howard County Student
Film Festival
MAY 5 Film fans head to the
Charles E. Miller Library, for the
19th Annual Howard County
Student Film Festival at 7 p.m.
This year’s theme is Kids Nurturing Others Wisely (KNOW).
9421 Frederick Road, Ellicott City.
hocofilmfest.weebly.com
Family
Sheep and Wool Festival
MAY 6 & 7 Learn about farming
and the making of fabrics at the
50th Annual Maryland Sheep
and Wool Festival at the Howard
County Fairgrounds. Times are
8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday
and 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
Admission costs $10. 2210 Fairgrounds Road, West Friendship.
sheepandwool.org
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Music
M3 Rock Festival
MAY 6 & 7 Rock on at the M3
Rock Festival at Merriweather
Post Pavilion. The two-day
outdoor concert features Styx,
Kix, Great White, Slaughter, Quiet
Riot, L.A. Guns, Child’s Play and
more. Ticket prices run from $75
to $150. 10475 Little Patuxent
Pkwy, Columbia. m3rockfest.com
Food & drink
Wine in the Woods
MAY 20 & 21 Sample a variety of
Maryland wines from a souvenir
glass; attend wine education
seminars; purchase specialty
crafts; and enjoy live entertainment. Tickets are on sale now
and vary in price. Symphony
Woods. 5950 Symphony Woods
Road, Columbia.
wineinthewoods.com
Fitness
Maryland Half
Marathon & 5K
JUNE 10 Back for its 15th year
and set to run through the
streets of Fulton, the Maryland
Half Marathon also is run as a
benefit for the Marlene and
Stewart Greenebaum Cancer
Center at the University of
Maryland. From the starting line
on Maple Lawn Boulevard near
Fulton, runners head out on a
route filled with rolling hills, and
in the early miles takes them
past the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory.
Half marathon starts at 8 a.m. 5K
starts at 8:30 a.m. $60 — $95 for
the half marathon, $30 — $50 for
the 5K, $20 for the kids fun. run.
Register at ummsfoundation.org
Music
Shania Twain
JUNE 27 She’s back. Get your
tickets to“Shania Twain: Queen
of Me Tour”at Merriweather
Post Pavilion. Twain is known for
such country/pop hits as“Man!
I Feel Like a Woman,”“You’re Still
the One,”“That Don’t Impress
Me Much.” Ticket prices range
from $76 to $276. Showtime is
7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. 10475
Little Patuxent Pkwy, Columbia.
merriweathermusic.com